Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Intro to Enterprise Virtualization Solutions

Enterprises who develop software understand
it is a long arduous process, which includes more than just hours of coding.
Programmers have to meticulously evaluate their software to ensure it will run
properly once released. However, analyzing software in the many situations it will
have to run in takes a great deal of time and money. Instead of wasting
valuable time, testers examine certain aspects of software utilizing virtual
environments in order to speed up the evaluation process.

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The process (known as virtualization)
includes building a virtual
machine (VM), which consists of an operating system and application – then
employing the VM to test a specific part of a program. There are various approaches to virtualization
such as service, network, and application virtualization. Learn more about the
specific virtualization services available, the benefits of this best practice,
and understand how this process can help enterprise businesses succeed in their
digital marketing endeavors.

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Application Virtualization

Application virtualization is a process
where applications separate themselves from an operating system in order to run
on another system without being installed. For complete virtualization, there
needs to be a virtualization layer that redirects the application to a
virtualized location. The unique aspect of the technology is the application
never realizes that it’s not physically installed on the system. Also, it gives
an amazing convenience and ability to a user who wants run an application,
which normally only runs on a specific operating system (like Microsoft) on a different
normally non-compatible system (like OS X).

The benefit of application virtualization
comes into play by decreasing the issues caused by housing several applications
residing in the terminal server.
Application Virtualization prevents these types of issues by running in
a user’s machine in a sort of sandbox environment preventing localized
installation.

Role of Application Development

Application designers utilize virtualization to separate the
application from unstable environments. Virtualization allows developers to
understand a problem and restore an environment in minutes. Another great
aspect is programmers can run hundreds of simulations at once, while not
having to tear down an entire system to do so. Basically, virtualization
gives developers a convenience and freedom they did not have before.

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Service Virtualization

Computer engineers need to test their
programs in order to have thorough quality assessments. Service virtualization
allows programmers to mirror specific parts of software in various situations.
Developers need to be able to quickly test certain behaviors of a program to
fully understand what functions properly and what needs to be fixed. By not
running the program completely, a tester or developer saves valuable time when
working on a time sensitive project. One of the best uses of service
virtualization for businesses is if they have multiple teams wanting to test
and access the application at once.

Network Virtualization

There are many steps in testing software
before it can be released to the public for consumption. One aspect is called network virtualization,
which is when a developer tests software in different situations on a
simulation of a network in order to analyze if the software can function
properly. Utilizing Network Virtualization is a risk because the VMs have to be
as completely accurate, or the tests will not be valid.

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Virtualization In The
Marketplace

VMware and Microsoft’s Azure are two
popular platforms that offer virtualization to businesses. These companies
supply businesses and agencies with the opportunities to purchase VMs to
develop or test programs, run applications, and improve their datacenter. It is
a cost efficient solution allowing workloads to be distributed faster, an
increased performance, and many operations becoming automated, which all leads
to an easy IT experience.

Virtualization is a valuable asset to any
application developer who wants to conveniently test and run a particular part
of their program. Companies such as IBM,
Oracle, and SAP utilize VM to test and develop their software. Any business can
scale virtualization to meet their needs. For example, VMs can give a company faster
CPUs, more memory, and increased local disk performance. Enterprises gain
flexibility and the scalability they need to run a successful business with
VMs.

Omnie’s staff of experienced technology
professionals works with these platforms to run a series of customized tests
specific for client’s needs. For enterprise businesses ready to make impactful
changes to their existing site or launch a new site – the best practice of
virtualization is essential for reaching the next level with a seamless
transition and confidence of final results.